Cork cover or shield



Sept. 21 ,1926.

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ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 21, 1926;

WALTER J. CARROLL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

com: COVER 0R SHIELD.

Application filed December 3, 1924. Serial No. 753,677.

My invention relates to covers or Shields to be secured to the large ends of corks of bottles or other containers, for convenience and cleanliness in removingand handling the corks.

The object of my invention isto provide a light weight inexpensive cork cover or shield whichcan be securely attached'directly to the cork, the design of the shield making it impossible for any of the liquid which may adhere to the cork to stain or injure the fingers in handling, or the surface of a desk or table on which it may be placed.

My invention is shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the device in place on a bottle. Figure 2 is a vertical cross section view through the center. Figure 3 is a view of the device showing the position it assumes when placed'on its side on the surface of a desk or table. Similar reference characters refer to sim ilar parts in each of the views.

The shield proper is formed from thin sheet metal such as tin, brass, aluminum, or other desired material which can be cut and formed with dies. It comprises three sections, a handle or knob, a neck and a skirt. A knurled knob 6 is formed on its upper end for convenience in handling and also provides a recess for holding the large end of the cork 5. A neck 7 which serves tohold the cork 5 in position as shown in Figure 2, is crimped or knurled so as to hold the cork securely against being pulled out or rotated. The hole 10 in the top of the knob is provided so that tightly fitting corks may be removed by means of an ordinary corkscrew without danger of pulling the shield from the cork. The lower part or skirt 8 of the shield is larger in diameter thanthe neck of the bottle and extends a short distance below the bottom of the cork 5 so that the lower end of the'cork cannot come in contact with any surface on which the shield may be placed in a vertical position.

However, the usual manner of placing the device when removed from a bottle is to lay it on its side when it will at once assume and being located above freely o'ver'the enlarged top of the neck of I the bottle, and of'suflicientcapacity to hold the excess liquid until it has evaporated. This construction will entirely prevent any of the liquid which usually adheres tothe cork from soiling either the surface upon which it may be placed or the fingers of the person handling it. v

The internal diameter of the inner groove 9 must be enough greater than the external diameter of the neck of the bottle in order that the cork may be inserted tightly Within the neck as freely and securely as a cork unprovided with a shield. Usually the increased diameter necessary for the shield to pass freely over the enlarged top of the bottles neck will assure ample spacing of the inner groove from contact with the neck.

It will be evident that in the manufacture of the device the cork 5 may be placed within the neck 7 before the operation of crimp-- ing and as said neck is located a suitable distance below the large end of the tapering cork the internal crimping will grip and hold the cork securely therein, thus eliminating the useof the usual. circular top piece which is glued or cemented to the top of the cork.

What I claim as my invention, is

1. In combination with a tapering bottle cork, a cover or shield comprising a hollow knurled knob, a crimped neck secured di rectly to the tapering cork a sufficient distance below its top to hold it securely therein, and a skirt with an internal groove formed from its lower edge and of sufficient internal diameter to pass freely over the enlarged top of neck of the bottle from which t cork,

top to hold it securely therein and a skirt with an internal groove formed from its 10 lower edge and to pass freely over the of sufficient internal diameter enlarged neck of the bottle from which it will be spaced entirely free from contact When inserted Within the cork is tightly said neck.

WALTER J. CARROLL. 1 

